Once there was a powerful sage. His name was Rishi Kashyapa. His 2 wives are Kadru & Vinata. One day, he was pleased by his wives' hostages, and he offered them boons. Kadru wants that she should have 1000 sons. Kashyapa agreed. But, Vinata said I don’t need 1000 sons. I just only need 2 sons. But, those 2 sons will be more powerful than Kadru’s 1000 sons combined. Kashyapa agreed. Then, he left his hermitage.
Over time, Kadru received 1000 eggs. From that, 1000 children of snakes emerged. So, that’s why Kadru is considered the ‘Mother of All Snakes’. But Vinata’s 2 eggs remain intact. Over time, she became irritated. And, one day, accidentally, she broke one of the eggs to see what was inside. She saw a half-developed child. That child cursed Vinata, saying that she didn’t give him proper time to grow. She will have to wait for a long time to see her other child emerging from the other egg. After saying this, the child lifted off to the sky. That child was Arun Dev.
Over the period of time, one day, Kadru and Vinata both saw a divine Horse, Ucchaishrava. The seven-headed horse. They made a bet about its tail. Kadru said the horse’s tail was Black. Vinata said it was White. They also came to the conclusion that whoever loses the bet will become a slave to another. That night, Kadru told his 1000 snakes to wrap around the horse’s tail so it would appear black, so that she could win the bet. Some of the snakes refused to do that. Kadru cursed them, saying that they will get destroyed. That’s why they want Amrita, the Nectar, to become immortal. Likewise, the next morning, the snakes wrapped around Ucchaishrava’s tail so it appeared Black. That’s how Vinata lost the bet and became a slave to Kadru. In that time, the other egg broke. And, from that egg a child emerged. He was so powerful that the Devatas shivered. His name was Garuda, who later became the Mount of Lord Vishnu himself. He tried to free his mother, Vinata, from slavery, which is why told by the snakes he went in search of Amrita. But that’s a story for another day.
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